_ | FACTS AND PROCEDURE . By Initiating Application dated 24 registered at the Registry of the Court on 27 December 2012, Messrs. Abdoulaye Baidé, Elhadji Ousmane Alioune N’Gom, Amete Sarr, and Clédor Ly (Barrister-at-Law), Unité 15, Villa Karim December Madické Niang, Oumar Sarr, Samuel Melissa Wade; 004/A, with Dakar, his 2012, whose his address Senegal, address Counsel at at is: Maitre Parcelles Maitre Demba Mermoz Dakar, Ciré Assainies, Ciré Bathily (Barrister-at-Law), with Maitre Mohamed Seydou Diagne (Lawyer registered with the Cour de Dakar), with his address at rue Jacques Dakar, Senegal; human brought rights violation. separate applications, Bugnicourt, their case ‘before They Senegal,’ and ler Etage a Droite, the Honourable Court for equally submitted before. the Court ‘two also dated 24 December 2012, by which they asked the Court for expedited procedure and an interim ruling in their ‘favour. They averred as follows: . That the President of the Republic of Senegal, newly elected, decided to: re-invoke the provisiieaat Law 81-53 of 19 July 1981 relating to combat of illegally acquired wealth, and Law 81-54 of 19 July 1981 which created a court for fighting against illegally acquired wealth; . That the provisions of that law were applied for a short spell in 1982 and 1983 only; | . That the anti illegal-wealth court was finally removed set-up of Senegal by judicial of Senegal; framework repealed, at any Law rate, 84-19 of 2 February and impliedly, that the because from the judicial 1984 law since on establishing the illicit wealth. was that time, no more members were appointed to the court. The Applicants further averred: . That the current Senegalese President adopted Decree No. 2012-502 of 10 March court, 2012 on whereas that appointment court had of members of the anti illegal-wealth disappeared from structure of the Senegalese court system. the organisational |